Where does “chó sa-can” come from?
chó sa-can (Vietnamese) comes from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás.
chó sa-can (Vietnamese): jackal
Definitions
- jackal
Ancestry of “chó sa-can”, step by step
chó sa-can traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French chacal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 2 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 4 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 5 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 6 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |